2-5-6 MiTT celebrates Iraqi NCO Graduation after week-long training

Photo By Spc. Alexis Harrison | The command sergeant major of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division pins the triple chevron on a graduate of the 2-5-6 Military Transition Team's non-commissioned officer's course during their graduation ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the International Zone in Baghdad April 2.  

04.05.2007

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2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Public Affairs

By Spc. Alexis Harrison
2nd BCT, 1st Cav. Div. Public Affairs

FORWARD OPERATING BASE HONOR, Iraq – For a week, Iraqi soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 5th Brigade, 6th Iraqi Army Division, were put to the test in order to become non-commissioned officers.

The 2-5-6 Military Transition Team from 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment attached to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division led the NCOs while training them into the leaders and warriors that would one day lead their soldiers and country to victory.

The training culminated in a formal graduation ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the International Zone, but leaders from the transition team said it took a lot of dedication from the soldiers to get to where they are and where they hope to lead the Iraqi Army.

According to the team's top NCO, 1st Sgt. Harold Drager, the idea to train the NCOs into better leaders came from the Iraqi army battalion's commander and top NCO.

• Date Taken: 04.05.2007
• Date Posted: 04.05.2007 16:07
• Story ID: 9789